to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
exactly as stated; verbatim
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into
(one's) peers; people around one
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
drama; play; powerful drug
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
every place; various places
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to hand over; to surrender
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all